{"id":370790,"date":"2019-05-24T09:51:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T16:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=370790"},"modified":"2019-05-24T10:06:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T17:06:17","slug":"passages-don-hill-former-michigan-ncaa-champion-dies-at-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/passages-don-hill-former-michigan-ncaa-champion-dies-at-87\/","title":{"rendered":"Passages: Don Hill, Former Michigan NCAA Champion Dies at 87"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Don Hill<\/strong>, a former Michigan national champion and United States Masters Swimming (USMS) champion has died. He died Thursday, May 23, and was 87.<\/p>\n<p>Hill, who married USA Olympic swimmer <strong>Jane Swagerty<\/strong>, toasted his life with champagne, alongside his family the night before he died, according to sources close to the family.<\/p>\n<p>Hill had battled Leukemia, but was cancer-free the past five years before battling other health issues. After a brief stay in the hospital, he died of organ failure, according to sources close to the family.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral services will be updated as soon as they are announced.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I loved all the times that Don, Jane, Bill and I had when we were together,&#8221; said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-world-is-still-chasing-debbie-meyer-an-in-depth-interview-with-debbie-meyer-exclusively-available-in-sw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Debbie<\/strong> <strong>Meyer<\/strong><\/a>, Olympic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tag\/debbie-meyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gold medalist<\/a> and International Swimming Hall of Fame honoree, who was on the 1968 Olympic team with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/carter-dozer-hochstein-watson-pipes-neilsen-hill-and-belardi-set-masters-world-marks-at-southwest-zone-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Swagerty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;The stories he told of swimming in another era confirmed we were in the infancy of competitive swimming in the 1960s. He was a generous man with his laughter and love. We were planning our 2020 get together of Olympics, golf and a river ride down the Colorado. I have a piece of my heart missing, but have years of sweet memories.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hill won the 1953 NCAA title in the 50 free, finishing in 22.4. He also was part of NCAA relay titles in 1952, 1953 and 1954.<\/p>\n<p>Hill broke U.S. Masters Swimming records 38 times individually, and 14 times as a part of relays, two of which still stand.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, he won masters national titles in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events in the 70-74 age group.<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, he won masters national titles in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events in the 77-79 age group.<\/p>\n<p>He also competed in 2014 in the 80-84 age group and won the 50 free in 30.29.<\/p>\n<p>Swagerty made the U.S. Olympic team in 1968 as a 17-year-old, winning the bronze in the 100 back. 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